Signal device for motor-vehicles.



0. H. HUNT. I SIGNAL DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.$3.1917- Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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SIGNAL DEVICE FOR. MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13. 19]].

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% RQ YUP KU! Qb siiciabiy and rotatably passes. his bait has an enia-rged head 19 provided with a transverse ope/ling through which passes the inciicator, the latter being :1 tubuiar arm at its outer and a signal lamp. The 1: arm 20 is longitudinally adjust opening in the bolt head 19 and it adjusted position by a set "v concam The bolt iild i9 is located on one side of m 1119mm? and the other side of said 1 l l i L with motor vehicles 7 t i ii),

vmnfm 122% m anti-finding 3058 through w 18 also passes and from and sf. the 1mm a? enci of spring 26 said s gning 1 901x101 bolt. 7

" fine indicate-r? 20 having two pairs of "recesses 28 anci 29, at right angle to so seat the indicaior i v oppcsite points the g shown at 30 t0 farm arm, thew: sinps being scs and 29 'chereto that i'wespect swing in one direction "1" recesses to the other he? 1*?) 91' m indi- L310. Emit 13 Wk ich is the we so arranged that the flame 1U 9.115. :2 To set the mm 501" dis- 8; A 1 "plan View play position, is swung downward to a mmiiiS 63 51% imi m m; (@1161 h mentally and butward From the View 91" a sippovt for side 0? the car. As each side of the car 12 is crass sesian -31E be equipped with one of the indicators,

the dra ing 1G imp idsixiehi 1 LG mHicat-ed imiicator n11 i521: side ammi (i which the'tum consist-mg imiicatmarm 20 is in erect mic? respectiw- I posiiwima ne mic"; seats in he vertically ther pucmi t is i1 horiaa ei' anti seat; ii a 01m";

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only between its erect and horizontal sitions.

The belt head 19 has a projecting 1 whereby the bolt l8is' turned to dicator arm 20 as hereinbefore T e s rin swing m an annular h rear lenses 34 legend as shown, or left plain. The outer end of the indicator arm is connected to the lamp housing by a screw joint or any other suitable connection, the extremity of t e' arm extending into the ousing and carrying a standard socket 35 for the lamp 3 The indicator arm 20 is hollow so that the circuit wires 36 of the lamp 32 may be passed therethrough, of t e arm is a amp circuit, said switch and arranged to t e arm is swung down oand to break the lamp circuit when e arm is returned to its upright inoperative position. This switch mechanism comprises the following parts: he wires 36 run through the indicator arm- 20 and pass through a, ball 37 of insulation fastened to the inner end of the arm. The part 37 a switch will also provided for enly cutting out the lamp circuit in the aytime.

The device is shown attached to the wind shield frame, but if this frame is out of con vcnicnt reach of the driver, the supporting be provided, said post being fastened car body at any convenient place. I

Figs. 6 and 7 show a slightly rangement of the device, the same being o in a horizontal plane, the supporting mm eing positioned accordingly, and being, provided with a bracket arm 41 for attachment to the side to the handlddeli--1- F 26 permits the belt l I mom a '2 The Windshield frame 10 carries a clam recesses to the holds the prevents a suitable 3 (l illcrcnt arof the car.

, masses In each embodiment of the invention a flat plate,

and easily visible. igs. 8 to 12 show invention. Here, x the signal distance, as the dash one of its I with a sp erical head 4:8,.and its other being screw threaded to relceive a nut 49. the bearing, Qfirst-mentioned end of the spindle is also he support for the hand lever 55 is a circular base plate 57 fixed to the dash 43 by screws 58 or other means, tral aperture to receive a which the hand lever is mounted, said lever being retained on screwed thereon, the nut and the lever to prevent rattling. One end of the lever is formed with a ban dle,.and to its other end is connected the red I The outer face of the base member 57 across which the lever swings has an outstandingannular flange 62 looking notch 63 in which wl display position. The lever is'free to move along the bolt 59 td enter and leave the notch 63, and the springfil holds it firmly seated in the notch to prevent looseness and rattling. A locking otch 64 for holding the lever at the .limit f its other movement, is also provided. I f "Y The indicator arniI 54carries a lamp 65 as be ore. and the mo'eincnt of the lever 55 controls the circuit If the lamp through the, following switehmehhanism: he base member 57 has a @6 which carries two switch ulated from the arm as shown at 68, a aving suitable ductors of the lamp circuit. To the lever 55 is fastened a switehblade 69, the contacts 67 the lever seats another embodiment provided with av is operated fora mu it is swung to place the indicator in being so ositioned that they are engaged by the switc blade when the lever is swung to set the indicator, thus closing the lamp circuit. When the lever is swung to restore the indicator to inoperative position, the switch blade leaves the contacts, whereupon the lamp circuit is broken.

I claim:

' 1. A direction signal for motor vehicles, comprising an indicator arm mounted at the side of the vehicle and adapted to be swung in a vertical plane to project outward therefrom, a rotatable member having a head provided with a transverse aperture through which the inner passes and in which it is longitudinally adjust-able, means for locking the indicator adjusted position to said member, a support for the rotatable member, and means for attaching the support to the vehicle.

2. A direction signal for motor vehicles, comprising an indicator arm mounted at the side of'the vehicle, and adapted to be swung in a vertical plane to project outward therefrom, a rotatable member carrying the indicator arm, said arm being adjustable in the direction of its length, means for locking the indicator in adjusted position to said mem-- her, a support for the rotatable member, and means for attaching the support to the vehicle.

end of the indicator arm I movement of 3. A direction signal for motor vehicles, comprising an indicator arm mounted at the side of the vehicle and adapted to be swung to project outward therefrom, a rotatable and slidable member, a support for said member from which it projects, the indicator arm passing through one of the projecting ends of the member, an abutment on the other projecting end of the member, a spring between said abutment and the support, the side of the support from which the firstmentioned end of the member projects having recesses in which the inner end of the arm seats at the limits of its movements, and stops for the arm alongside the recesses.

4. A dire'ction signal for motor vehicles, comprising a pivoted indicator arm mounted at the side of the vehicle and adapted to be swung in a vertical plane to project outward therefrom, a rotatable and slidable member operatively connected to said arm and having a laterally projecting part, a support for said member having a projecting end flange provided, with recesses in which the aforesaid projecting part seats to limit the rotary the aforesaid member, and a \spring engageable with said member for \yieldingly holding the same seated in the recesses; v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' OTTO H. HUNT. 

